Family Card

In the 2015/16 winter semester, RWTH Aachen introduced a so called family card. This card offers students the ability to receive preferential consideration due to family obligations when choosing courses, in accordance with Section 5, Para. 3, ÜPO. Please make arrangements in this regard with the person responsible for admission to the respective courses after receiving your family card.

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In addition, students in posession of a family card may also submit an application to have child care costs subsidized under certain conditions. Detailed information can be found in German in this leaflet.

Who can apply for a family card?

Individuals can apply for the card, who:

care for or are raising a child in accordance with § 25 Paragraph 5 Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz. In addition to one's own children, the children also include
a. foster children
b. children of a spouse or life partner, who live in the household
c. a grandchild living in the household

are caring for a spouse or legal life partner, a direct relative, or an in-law of the first degree.

Where can I apply for the family card?

The family card can be requested from the Registrar's Office in a simple letter, which you can send to us via postal service or in scanned form via E-mail. Please enclose documentation, that is the registration card and birth certificate of the child. The address is Studierendensekretariat, SuperC, Templergraben 57, 52062 Aachen.

As a rule, the family card is valid for a maximum of three years. It is then necessary to request the card again. Should your eligibility change in any way, please inform the office immediately.